A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute it with a bigger freebie, notes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi presents a cheque to......
'If you are in a position to give employment to local people, you will find no terror attacks in your area.' IMAGE: The Indian Railways conducts a trial run on the newly constructed Chenab Rail......
The Centre on Thursday relaxed key rules to give a one-year extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba beyond August 30, 2023, according to a personnel ministry order. Photograph: ANI Photo With......
'We don't have a say which MP stays where. We prepare everything and allot according to the list we get from Parliament.' IMAGE: The outgoing 17th Lok Sabha. Photograph: ANI Photo/Sansad TV ......
Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......
Prospects of a bumper kharif harvest are expected to lower food inflation in the coming months, making the country’s inflation outlook benign, the Union Ministry of Finance (FinMin) said in......
A South Block and Mint Road tango is in the offing in 2025, foregrounded by deeper consultations with various stakeholders. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the Union Budget for......
The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......
The generation of quality jobs and skill development should be the focal point, cutting across ministries and departments, asserts Nivedita Mookerji. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com ......
'They think quick fixes like internship in the private sector will help.''In fact, internships have been going on for the last one decade.' 'In 2014-2015 itself, we had a ministry of skill......
'As India intends to host the (2036) Olympics, we are not just strengthening our infrastructure capabilities, but our intellectual and research preparedness too.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......
As fresh criticism hit the Games Village following the 'snake episode', top officials looking after 'clean-up operation' on Sunday indicated "severe problems" in over 100 apartments at the complex......
A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance......